Update:
Tried to buy the Cube Stereo 120 - but sold out! None left nationally at this price. Serves me right for pontificating!
Instead I bought this...
Ah - just spotted you're not a Brit.
In the UK if your Ebike has electric assist through a throttle (ithout pedalling) or allows electric assist above 25Km/h, then it is deemed a moped and therefore requires:
Road Tax
MoT
Insurance
But don't suggest for one moment that any of the above offers...
I spend my life educating peeps that pedelecs require effort and are good exercise because of the “assistance” only, and the speed limit of 25km/h.
Only to find people like you wazzing round the country on a moped!!!
Why don’t you buy a moped or motorbike instead??
I bet your bike isn’t taxed or...
The 202. Interesting. I'll look those tyres up.
Nice bike - what is it?
The Hodge- i wouldnt say its heavy? About average i'd say especially with a 750 battery.
The motor compensates (@85nm) anyway.
Z
AVG = thanks for very concise response. Appreciated.
I initially looked at the katmhandu which has a very good write up across the board.
However -it is a hard tail and off road ( not trail), makes for uncomfortable riding - especially at my age (68)!
All my club colleagues enjoy gravel/ dirt...
Amber valley guy - I've found the site on Amazon - thank you. Good price too!
Question for you - there are various vittoria terreno types: graphite/tlr/pro etc etc.
Which would you recommend - I want a good puncture resistant tyre if possible?
Are the rims on the stereo 140: 29 x 700's?
Will...
My rides involve solo and group sessions averaging around 50 miles. Tarmac uses less power than gravel. I live near the snowdonia national park which means some serious elevation changes!
OEM tyres are not ideal for my profile of rides hence the original post.
The problem with the OEM tyres is that they are too big for my riding profile. The originals are designed for trail riding - of which I will be doing none. The resistance the OEM tyres provide on tarmac - robs the bike of its range due to its footprint.
A slicker/thinner/less knobbly tyre is...
Ok so fine tuning….
Stick with knobbly tyres..
I plan to do zero trail biking., approx 40% gravel grit dirt paths, the rest is tarmac. I need puncture resistant tyres too if possible.
Thanks
Hi. Just about to press the button to buy a Cube Stereo 750. 140 version. I wish to replace the OEM tyres with a hybrid/gravel thinner profile tyre.
The reason being that I intend to do a lot of road/gravel riding. Probably 30% will be off road.
Can some kind soul point me in the direction of...